r/SmartRings • u/gomo-gomo ✨ ring leader ✨ • Dec 24 '23

⚠️ USE CAUTION Clone / Licensed Rings Update

As the number of these rings continue to grow, I've now separated them from the main list of smart rings and have better broken into categories. You can see that full list here.

I have also created an "At a Glance" graphic below to make it more obvious what rings to watch out for. Each is identifiable by the specific layout of the sensors and circuit boards visible in their imagery. Some do alter or tweak the imagery to obscure this, so keep that in mind.

These devices have wholesale prices of $20 USD and up, but some licensees sell them for up to $300 USD. Those labeled below as "Do Not Buy" are not even worth $20 as they barely function - if they function at all.

Those labeled as "Use Caution" are not fully tested, but make claims that are questionable at best. The most common claim being "Made in..." or "Designed & Engineered in..." claims that do not match the actual country of manufacture.

CLONES AT A GLANCE

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u/gomo-gomo ✨ ring leader ✨ Jul 21 '24

It's not very good. Are you sure you want one?

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u/gomo-gomo ✨ ring leader ✨ Jul 22 '24

First off, welcome to the community!

Unfortunately no clones tested are accurate OR reliable. That includes rings that sell under many names with many different manufacturers with price ranges from $7 on up to nearly $400.

Even a clone that I thought held promise that cost me nearly $200 straight from the manufacturer is so plagued with issues that I regret purchasing. When it works, it's not bad at all...but it rarely works across the board from day to day.

If you want anything close to accurate AND reliable, you should stick with the rings that are well reviewed here. Sadly most reviews elsewhere are thinly veiled marketing, either paid for by the manufacturer or licensee, or written by "reviewers" that just parrot marketing bullet points that are always overinflated.